The lesson plan involves students learning about old customs of different groups and participating in a class vote. Students will discuss customs of the Incas, Sami, Tibetan, and Bedouin peoples. They will learn vocabulary related to voting and participate in a mock class election. The class is divided into groups representing each people and they develop "campaigns" to convince their classmates why their customs best prepared them for survival. Finally, students hold a vote and ballot counters announce the winning group.

1. L e s s o n P l a n
Teacher: Maia Teliashvili/Vale PublicSchool No1
LessonTopic: Elections (Oldpeople andtheircustoms)
Class profile: Grade 6. The class consistsof 13 students.
Overall Objective: studentswill developawarenessof votingandconducta classvote
Language Objective:studentswillbe able todiscussoldcustomsof the Incas,the Sami,the Tibetanand
the Bedouinpeople,use appropriatevocabulary andtheywillalsolearnanduse basicvocabularyabout
voting
CivicEducation Objective:studentswill participate inaclassvote
Curriculumconnection: B VI.6, 8, 16
Class contextand needs:Intermediate (B1) level,Secondarystudents
Sequencing:studentshave backgroundknowledge about customsastheyhave justlearnt“oldcustoms
inthe modernworld”,theycandiscussthese customs,expresstheiropinionsaboutthem
Materials:ready-made material givenintextbook(EnglishWorld-4,p74-75), the imagesof the Incas,
the Sami,the Tibetanand the Bedouinpeople in flashcards,the rulesof votingprocess( stepbystep)
writtenonthe poster,handoutsandclassroomthat lookslike apollingstation,ballotbox, votingbooth
Assessment:groupassessment
Reflection:

2. Overall Objective: studentswill developtodevelopacampaignfora traditional culture andtopresent
argumentsaboutwhytheirtribal societywasbestpreparedthemselvesforsurvivalinthe difficult
conditionsinwhichtheylive.
Language Objective:studentswillbe able todiscusstraditional customsof the Incas,the Sami,the
Tibetanandthe Bedouinpeople,use appropriate vocabularyandtheywill alsolearnanduse basic
vocabularyaboutvoting
CivicEducation Objective:studentswill developandawarenessof votingand participate inaclassvote
Stages
timing
Stage aim Teacher activity Studentactivity Resources
Warm
up
4 min
To revise
custom
vocabulary
Teacherdistributeshandouts1andasks
studentstospeakinpairs,they discusstheir
favorite custom
( keepinganimals, weavingcloth,making
patterns,makingjewels,hunting,making
clothesfromanimalsskinorfur andso on)
and why
 The customof makingclothesfrom
fur andleather kept the warm in
winter.
 The customof hunting helped them
survive because…….
 The customof raisingcornby the
Incas helpedthem survive
because…
Then pairscombine toformgroupsof four.
Each group memberintroduceshisorher
partnerand sharesthe interview.(he/she
likes…...because….)
Students use the prompts
and speakinpairs,then
speakinthe group of four
and share theirfriend’s
ideastoeach other
Handout1
You needto
developalist
of skillsthat
these tribal
people
developed….
Share the list
withme.
4 min To introduce
the studentsthe
basicvocabulary
aboutvoting
and the rulesof
votingprocess
Teacherexplainsstudentshow tovote step
by step.She showsthemthe stepsof voting
on the posterand alsointroducesthe basic
vocabulary(election campaign,vote,voting
booth, voter,ballotbox,ballot).Atthe same
time she acts out the votingprocessinfront
of the classand elicitsthe answers
 Whoam I? ( a voter)
 Where am I going?( to the polling
station)
 Whatwill they give me ( a ballot)
 Where shouldI enter to vote? ( the
votingbooth)
Studentslistentothe
teacherand try to
remembereachstepof
votingprocess.Thenanswer
teacher’squestions
Poster,ballots,
ballotbox,
votingbooth

3.  Where shouldI put my ballot?(in
the ballotbox)
10
min
To prepare the
presentations
Teacherdividesthe classinto fourgroups.
Thenshe givesopportunitytochoose the
cards withthe namesof the people onit (
the Incas, the Sami,the Tibetan).Eachgroup
representsthatkindof people andtheir
customsthat theychoose.
Teacherdistributeshandouts2andasks to
use themand describe these peopleand
theircustoms,then make a listof
supportingreasonswhichcustomsare the
mostbeneficial anduseful forsocietyand
whichcustomsprepare these peoplefor
survival. Teacherremindsthemthattheir
supportreasonswill be their“campaign”
and eachgroup shouldconvince other
studentsthattheyare the best.Teacher
alsodistributeshandouts3where there is
the structure and startersentences andasks
studentsuse these planwhile makingthe
presentation
Each group choosesone
kindof people (the Incas,
the Sami,the Tibetan),then
beginstomake a
presentation.Theychoose
supportingreasonsfrom
handouts 2 and write all
these informationon
handouts3.
Handout2
Handout3
12
min
Each group
shouldpresent
their
“campaign”to
the class
Teachergiveseachgroup3 minutesand
asksthemto make a presentationand
introduce their “campaign”.She saysthem
that theywill be assessedaccordingtothe
followingrequirements:
 Each memberof the group should
take part in makingthe
presentations
 Theyshouldintroduce correctand
supportingarguments
Each group introducesits
“campaign”,theystandin
frontof the class,bring
handouts3 where theyhave
all supportingarguments
and make a presentation,
each membertriestotake
part inmakinga
presentation,theyspeak
clearlyandtry to convince
otherstudentsthattheyare
best.
Handouts3
3 min To assessthe
groups
Teacherassesseseachgroupaccordingto
the assessmentscheme prepared
beforehand
8 min To act outthe
votingprocess
Teacherhandoutsthe ballots(handouts4)
and asksstudentstoenterthe votingbooth,
choose the bestcandidate ,mark themand
thenput the ballotsinthe ballotbox
Studentstake the ballots,go
to the votingbooth,mark
theirfavorite
candidate(people),foldthe
ballotandput itinto the
ballotbox
Ballots,ballot
box,voting
booth

4. Assess
ment
/3 min
To count the
ballotsand
announce the
winner
candidate
Teacherappointsa ballotcountersfrom
each groupto count ballotsandannounce
the results.
One memberfromeach
group(a counter) comesto
the ballotbox , theycount
the votesand announce the
winner
Ballotbox,
ballots
Handouts 1
StudentA
 Whichcustom do you like best of all (keeping animals,weaving cloth,making patterns,making
jewels,hunting,making clothesfromanimalsskin or fur,making basketsand so on) andwhy?
 ……(studentb’sanswerandthenquestion)
 The Tibetanssurvivedbecause…………….
Speakto othermembersof the group
 She likes……..because………
StudentB
 I like ……….. because……….
 Whichcustom do you like best of all (keeping animals,weaving cloth,making patterns,making
jewels,hunting,making clothesfromanimalsskin or fur,making basketsand so on) andwhy?
Speakto othermembersof the group
 She likes……..because………

5. Handout 2
Read these sentences, choose them and fill in Handout 3
1. They live in Northern Europe: in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia
2. They live in Peru in South America
3. They live in Tibet Region , in China and India.
4. They speak Tibetic language
5. They speak Quechua language
6. They speak Sami language
7. They keep sheep and goats in the mountains and use them for making different
products. They eat these animals’ meat, make cheese, butter, drink milk.
8. They are very hardworking people. The farmers grow different fruit and vegetables.
They use yaks on their farms.
9. They are nomads and live in the tents. When they move their animals, they can take
tents with them
10. They are rich in medicine. They produce lots of useful medicine which is famous
throughout the world.
11. They spin the wool and weave it into cloth. Then they make different items from the
cloth. They make patterns in the cloth and each village has special pattern.
12. They have big herds of reindeer. They live in very cold climate. So they make warm
hats, coats and boots from reindeer fur, they also make tents, tools and boots from
reindeer skin.

6. 13. They like music and dance. They are famous for their culture. The actors wear amazing
costumes and masks
14. Their traditional costumes are blue, red or green and they have colorful borders
15. They make patterns in the cloth and each village has special pattern.
16. Women carry babies or fruit or vegetables in this cloth. Men carry firewood and corn
Handout 3
. . . . . . . . . . . people and their customs are the best
because
They live in . . . .
They speak . . . .
Their customs are useful because they prepare them for
survival. They . . . . . .

7. Handout 4
Ballot
Put an X in the box next to your favorite candidate. Put only one X
The Incas people
The Sami people
The Tibetan people